Hmmm, The cheapest price you'll find normal for Syn is around the $4 per quart mark.
The normal price for Blends are around $1.99
The Normal price for good Conv is $1.55
I go with the good Conv or Blends cause it's half price and I'd rather spend the $$ in Trending for UOAs than oil.
I'm happy with 4-5k OCIs and prob drive more in a month than most of the BITOG folks.
Owning outfits that offer EASY oil filter access and Fram Sure drains make Oil Changing soooo easy. I do look at filter locations BEFORE buying a car... (am I sick or what???)
The outfits I've owned before have and are still going well over 200k. I seem to sell them to friends or family members who like buying my "old" stuff cause we take care of them..
The Blends are .40 .50 cents more than conv oil. Syn is TWICE as much as the blend and almost 2.5 times as much as the conv...
If I was racing, drove in city most of the time or super cold then maybe syn.. But then, I'd just change sooner.
My 3.245 cents...
Take care, Bill